Philippe Petit to speak at United for Libraries’ President’s Program at Annual

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PHILADELPHIA – United for Libraries will present Philippe Petit, subject of the Academy Award-winning 2008 documentary “Man on Wire,” at United for Libraries President’s Program from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 30 at the ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas.

Join United for Libraries President Rod Wagner for a talk and performance by Petit, author of the forthcoming “Creativity: The Perfect Crime.” Petit has been artist-in-residence of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine for more than 30 years and has performed on the high wire more than 80 times around the world. He also lectures, practices magic and street juggles — for which he has been arrested more than 500 times. He has been a featured speaker at TED and other national venues and he also walks on the wire and does street performances whenever (and wherever) he likes. He is the author of "To Reach the Clouds" and “Why Knot?" He lives in upstate New York.

United for Libraries: The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations, is a division of the American Library Association that supports those who govern, promote, advocate, and fundraise for libraries. United for Libraries brings together library Trustees, advocates, friends, and foundations into a partnership that creates a powerful force for libraries in the 21st century. For more information or to join United for Libraries, visit the United for Libraries website or contact Jillian Kalonick at (312) 280-2161 or jkalonick@ala.org.